Higher Education Courses

Highlighting dementia related specialist and higher education courses

One of the aims of Dementia Researcher is to encourage people to consider a career in dementia research. Completing an MSc or other further dementia education, is a great way to prepare yourself for further study at PhD level, to help you progress within your clinical field or to gain dementia or neuroscience knowledge that can be combined with your own field of study - be that in the creative arts, maths, coding, communications or something else.

Below is a list of UK or Online based Dementia and Neuroscience related MSc and other education courses, you can filter these by field of study and institution, using the check boxes. If you run an MSc or dementia education course, you can submit to this directory on our advertisement page after registering your account.


  • MSc Health Data Science

    MSc |    Swansea University |    EXPIRES 11/09/2026

    We are pleased to invite applications for our MSc Health Data Science programme at Swansea University, UK. Our MSc programme offers a comprehensive curriculum covering key areas including Health Data…

  • Dementia Care

    MSc |    Trinity College Dublin |    EXPIRES 31/12/2026

    This course is developed in partnership with national key stakeholders to meet the demands and challenges within the healthcare system and specifically within dementia care. The programme is firmly grounded…

  • Neuroscience MSc – Blizzard Institute

    MSc |    Queen Mary University of London |    EXPIRES 31/12/2026

    From the bench to the bedside — help to transfer neuroscience and pharmacological discoveries into clinical use. Study topics from the principles of drug design and development to the clinical…

  • Master of Dementia Program

    MScPGCertPGDip |    University of Tasmania |    EXPIRES 31/12/2026

    The fully online Master of Dementia Program at University of Tasmania provides a global perspective of this key public health area. It offers a Graduate Certificate in Dementia, a Graduate…

  • Advanced Dementia Studies

    MScPGCertPGDip |    University of Bradford |    EXPIRES 31/12/2026

    MSc Advanced Dementia Studies is a part-time distance learning programme. By studying online you will have the flexibility to fit your studies around your working life and learn from and…

  • Dementia Studies (Online)

    MSc |    University of Sterling |    EXPIRES 31/12/2026

    Overview – With the number of people living with dementia across the world expected to double in the next 20 years, this innovative e-learning course has been developed to provide you…

  • Biomedical Science (PT / FT)

    MSc |    University of Salford |    EXPIRES 31/12/2026

    The COVID-19 pandemic has refocused our attention on health. With increased awareness of viruses and age-related risks in heart disease, dementia, stroke, pulmonary disorders, and cancer, now is a great opportunity to understand how…

  • MSc Leading Clinical Research Delivery (Online)

    MSc |    University of Exeter |    EXPIRES 31/12/2026

    Overview The MSc Leading Clinical Research Delivery at Exeter is one of only three NIHR-AoMRC funded, fully online programmes, developed in line with the NIHR-AoMRC Clinician Researcher Credentials Framework. It…

  • Interdisciplinary Dementia

    MSc |    University College Cork |    EXPIRES 31/12/2026

    Our interdisciplinary MSc in Dementia course provides healthcare professionals with the skills to expertly care for a person with dementia from diagnosis to end-of-life. We advocate a biopsychosocial approach in…

  • Mental Health Sciences Research

    MSc |    University College London |    EXPIRES 31/12/2026

    Course Details This programme offers a stimulating and practical training in mental health research. The UCL Division of Psychiatry offers teaching and supervision from leaders in international research in fields…

  • Advanced Neuroimaging

    MResMSc |    University College London |    EXPIRES 31/12/2026

    About the course This MSc is specifically aimed at those pursuing a professional career in neuroimaging, either in clinical practice or in neuroscience research. This multidisciplinary programme provides training in…

  • Advancing Dementia Care and Support

    BSc (Hons)MSc |    University of Plymouth |    EXPIRES 31/12/2026

    Key features This 20 credit module can be taken at degree and masters level and will enable you to critically examine the care delivered to people with dementia and gain…

  • Dementia Care & Policy

    MScPGCertPGDip |    Trinity College Dublin |    EXPIRES 31/12/2026

    This M.Sc./PG Dip/PG Cert in Dementia has been developed, in partnership with National key stakeholders, to meet the demands and challenges within the health care system and specifically within dementia…

  • Research-focused Neuroscience

    MSc |    The University of Manchester |    EXPIRES 31/12/2026

    Course overview Take a research-focused master’s course where you will learn through seminars, workshops, small group tutorials and research placements. Your placement will be in the labs of leading neurobiology…

  • Brain and Mind Sciences

    MSc |    University College London |    EXPIRES 31/12/2026

    Course Details This international programme is offered by three of Europe’s most prestigious centres of research and teaching in cognitive studies and neuroscience: UCL, Université Pierre et Marie Curie (part…

  • Clinical Neuroscience

    MSc |    University College London |    EXPIRES 31/12/2026

    Course Details This well-established and highly competitive MSc provides students with specialist training in the basic scientific principles of modern neuroscience, and in the application of these principles to the…

  • Stem Cells and Regeneration

    MScPGCertPGDip |    University of Bristol |    EXPIRES 31/12/2026

    This innovative distance learning programme is taught fully online and will provide you with knowledge and understanding in the exciting field of stem cell biology and regeneration. You will be…

  • Molecular Neuroscience

    MSc |    University of Bristol |    EXPIRES 31/12/2026

    The programme provides intensive training in the neurosciences as they relate to the physiologic function and behaviour of the organism. It builds on the broad research strengths of recognised scientists,…

  • Dementia: from Neuroscience to Clinical Practice MSc

    MSc |    University College London |    EXPIRES 31/12/2026

    The Dementia: from Neuroscience to Clinical Practice MSc, offered by the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, tackles one of the biggest global health problems facing society today. It provides…

  • Dementia Studies FT / PT

    MSc |    Brighton and Sussex Medical School |    EXPIRES 31/12/2026

    Course Overview Dementia is a growing problem globally. There are more than 800,000 people with dementia in the UK and 44 million world-wide, posing a major challenge for treatment and…

  • Clinical Neuropsychology

    MScPGCertPGDip |    University of Bristol |    EXPIRES 31/12/2026

    Professional programmes in Clinical Neuropsychology have been offered within University of Bristol since 2010 and are delivered in partnership with North Bristol NHS Trust, which includes a large regional neurosciences…

  • Applied Neuropsychology

    MSc |    University of Bristol |    EXPIRES 31/12/2026

    Neuropsychology is the science linking the functioning of the brain with cognitive and emotional experience and behaviour. Neuropsychology represents the interface between the biological, psychological and social facets of human…

  • Science Communication and Public Engagement

    MSc |    The University of Edinburgh |    EXPIRES 31/12/2026

    The fields of science communication and public engagement are currently enjoying unprecedented growth. This is driven by many situations present in modern society including public health and climate change crises,…

  • Science Communication and Public Engagement (Online)

    MScPGCertPGDip |    The University of Edinburgh |    EXPIRES 31/12/2026

    Programme description The fields of science communication and public engagement are currently enjoying unprecedented growth. This is being driven by many factors including: a greater need to demonstrate the impact…

  • Health Humanities and Arts

    MSc |    The University of Edinburgh |    EXPIRES 31/12/2026

    Research profile Who this programme is for This full-time and part-time campus-based programme is designed for professionals and recent graduates in humanities, medical, health, social care and policy fields as…

  • Stem Cells and Translational Neurology (Online)

    MScPGCertPGDip |    The University of Edinburgh |    EXPIRES 31/12/2026

    Programme description Dementia (including a raft of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s Disease) has recently become the leading cause of death in the UK. Stem cells are a novel and…

  • Mind, Language and Embodied Cognition

    MSc |    The University of Edinburgh |    EXPIRES 31/12/2026

    Programme description This programme provides an intensive grounding in the philosophy of embodied cognitive science, its methodologies, research questions and techniques of research. You will study among one of the…

  • Neuroimaging for Research (Online)

    MScPGCertPGDip |    The University of Edinburgh |    EXPIRES 31/12/2026

    To disseminate neuroimaging knowledge, skills and understanding, in order to enable effective and efficient use of neuroimaging in research. Aims of our flexible, intermittent, part-time, online learning (OL) programme: to…

  • Biomedical Data and Artificial Intelligence

    MSc |    University of Exeter |    EXPIRES 31/12/2026

    About the course – Develop skills in fundamental aspects of mathematical biology. Learn about mathematical modelling and dynamical systems theory applied to biology, ecology, neuroscience, synthetic biology and medicine, as…

  • Dementia and the lived experience

    MSc |    University of Hull |    EXPIRES 31/12/2026

    This flexible online course will give you a critical understanding of the concept of Dementia and the lived experience of the condition. You’ll be empowered to challenge common thinking about…

  • Advanced Clinical Practice

    CPDMScPGDip |    University of Essex |    EXPIRES 31/12/2026

    We understand that you may not have the time to do a full-time degree, so our CPD pathways allow you to study flexibly, in the way that best suits you….

  • MSc in Dementia Studies

    MSc |    Bangor University |    EXPIRES 31/12/2026

    About the course Students on the MSc Dementia studies will benefit from studying in a Medical and Health School that is highly ranked for its research in general and in…

  • Neuroscience & Mental Health

    MSc |    University of Strathclyde Glasgow |    EXPIRES 31/12/2026

    Studying a Masters in Neuroscience & Mental Health at the University of Strathclyde, you’ll be learning at an award-winning academic institution. An award-winning institution, we were named Times Higher Education University…

  • Neuroscience (FT / PT)

    MSc |    Trinity College Dublin |    EXPIRES 31/12/2026

    This course is run by the Discipline of Physiology and detailed information pertaining to the course can be found here. In addition to the MSc Neuroscience Full time (FT), an MSc Neuroscience…

  • Interdisciplinary Neuroscience

    MSc |    University of Oxford |    EXPIRES 31/12/2026

    The one year MSc is interdisciplinary in content and completely inter-departmental in structure, since at least nine departments or research centres contribute to it each year. Providing both theoretical and…

  • Translational Neuroscience

    MSc |    Imperial College London |    EXPIRES 31/12/2026

    Overview This course is designed to provide high-quality training to tomorrow’s neuroscientists, who will play a vital role in not only understanding what causes neurological and psychiatric disorders but also…

  • Neuroscience and Neuropsychology MSci

    MSc |    University of Sussex |    EXPIRES 31/12/2026

    If you’d like to understand the structure and function of the nervous system, and you’re interested in the neurophysiology of behaviour, Neuroscience is the course for you. To understand the…

  • Neuroscience – brain development, structure and function

    MSc |    University of Southampton |    EXPIRES 31/12/2026

    Study the brain’s development, structure and function on this MSci Neuroscience degree. Discover the processes behind neurological disorders. You’ll explore subjects as diverse as biochemistry, neurophysiology, and neural circuits controlling behaviour….

  • Neuroscience – Royal Society of Biology Credited

    MSc |    University of Nottingham |    EXPIRES 31/12/2026

    Curious about how your brain works?  Would you like to understand neurological diseases such as epilepsy, schizophrenia, and Alzheimer’s?  On this course, accredited by the Royal Society of Biology, you’ll…

  • Science Communication MSc

    MSc |    University College London |    EXPIRES 31/12/2026

    This UCL programme aims to train the next generation of science communicators to be mediators facilitating citizens’ engagement with technologies and the sciences. It combines a thorough practical curriculum in…

  • Person-Centred Health and Social Care

    MScPGCertPGDip |    University of West London |    EXPIRES 31/12/2026

    Overview Are you a graduate or practitioner in the field of health and social care? Suitable for those working in a wide range of professional areas and disciplines, this postgraduate…

  • Dementia Studies: Contemporary Approaches to Practice

    MScPGCertPGDip |    University of West London |    EXPIRES 31/12/2026

    The course is designed for all those involved in the delivery of health and social care for people living with dementia. Undertaking the course will help you gain the specialist…